Barry Ashbee Trophy
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The Barry Ashbee Trophy is an annual award given out by the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) to the "team's most outstanding defenseman."[1] The winner is determined by a panel vote consisting of local sportscasters and sportswriters.[1] The most recent recipient is Kimmo Timonen.[2]
[edit] History
First awarded following the 1974–75 season, the trophy is named in honor of Barry Ashbee. Ashbee, an NHL Second Team All-Star and the team's best defenseman during the 1973–74 season, suffered a career-ending eye injury during Game 4 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Semifinals.[3]
Out of the 33 times the trophy has been awarded, 19 different players have won. Eric Desjardins won the award seven times during his Flyers career including six in a row from 1994–95 to 1999–2000. Mark Howe with four wins is the only other Flyers to win the award at least three times.
No Flyers defenseman has ever won the league-wide award for top defenseman, the James Norris Memorial Trophy. Howe did finish as first runner-up on three different occasions, however (1982–83, 1985–86, and 1986–87).[4]
[edit] Winners
Player is still on Flyers current roster
| Season | Winner | Win # |
|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | Joe Watson | 1 |
| 1975–76 | Jim Watson | 1 |
| 1976–77 | Andre Dupont | 1 |
| 1977–78 | Jim Watson | 2 |
| 1978–79 | Bob Dailey | 1 |
| 1979–80 | Norm Barnes | 1 |
| 1980–81 | Bob Dailey | 2 |
| 1981–82 | Frank Bathe | 1 |
| 1982–83 | Mark Howe | 1 |
| 1983–84 | Miroslav Dvorak | 1 |
| 1984–85 | Brad McCrimmon | 1 |
| 1985–86 | Mark Howe | 2 |
| 1986–87 | Mark Howe | 3 |
| 1987–88 | Mark Howe | 4 |
| 1988–89 | Kjell Samuelsson | 1 |
| 1989–90 | Gord Murphy | 1 |
| 1990–91 | Kjell Samuelsson | 2 |
| 1991–92 | Steve Duchesne | 1 |
| 1992–93 | Garry Galley | 1 |
| 1993–94 | Garry Galley | 2 |
| 1994–95 | Eric Desjardins | 1 |
| 1995–96 | Eric Desjardins | 2 |
| 1996–97 | Eric Desjardins | 3 |
| 1997–98 | Eric Desjardins | 4 |
| 1998–99 | Eric Desjardins | 5 |
| 1999–2000 | Eric Desjardins | 6 |
| 2000–01 | Dan McGillis | 1 |
| 2001–02 | Kim Johnsson | 1 |
| 2002–03 | Eric Desjardins | 7 |
| 2003–04 | Kim Johnsson | 2 |
| 2004–05 | No winner due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout |
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| 2005–06 | Joni Pitkanen | 1 |
| 2006–07 | Derian Hatcher | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Kimmo Timonen | 1 |
[edit] References
- General
- Specific
- ^ a b News: Gagne, Hatcher and Eager Capture Team Awards. Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
- ^ Richards, Timonen, Coburn and Cote Capture 2007-08 Flyers Awards. Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ NHL Player Search - Player - Barry Ashbee. Legends of Hockey. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
- ^ Individual Player Stats - Mark Howe. Flyers History. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
